Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion. (20th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Chung-Shu; Li, Shih-Hong; Chang, Chih-Hao; Chung, Fu-Tsai; Chiu, Li-Chung; Chou, Chun-Liang; Wang, Chih-Wei; Lin, Shu-Min
• Other Names: Leuppi Jörg D. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Canadian respiratory journal. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-12-20
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Canada -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Canada; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/5490896
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1198-2241

Abstract

Abstract : For undiagnosed pleural effusion, diagnostic yields and safety were similar between pleuroscopic cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy, but cryobiopsy obtained a larger pleural tissue sample than forceps biopsy.